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Suicide Attack at NATO Base in Jalalabad Kills 9 Afghans

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The Fog of Peace

January 18, 2012

Afghanistan policy, like Vietnam policy before it, has taken on a life of its own, impervious to ground truth. The simple reality is that "peace talks" with the Taliban have... read more at Foreign Policy

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Gordon Campbell on the only foreign policy in this campaign

November 8, 2011

Ten years ago come Saturday, the Taliban fled Kabul as the US–led forces of Operation Enduring Freedom reached the gates of... read more at Scoop

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US Strategy in South Asia: Is It Really Working?

It's been reported that remote-controlled US drones have devastated the top leadership of the Taliban and al Qaeda in Pakistan... listen at KCRW

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Afghanistan experts at USF symposium agree on one thing: Things don't look good

March 25, 2010

Almost nine years into the war in Afghanistan, there's still no guarantee of success or even much agreement on... read more at Tampa Bay Times

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Critic: Afghan Offensive A 'Public Affairs Exercise'

March 7, 2010

A scathing article in the latest Foreign Policy magazine calls the military offensive into Afghanistan's Marjah region "essentially a giant public affairs exercise, designed to shore up dwindling domestic... read more at NPR

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What Huge Marja Assault Reveals About Afghan War

March 3, 2010

In mid-February, a thousands-strong joint U.S. and Afghan force began the assault on Marja, an Afghanistan town said to be... read more at The Wire

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Down the AfPak Rabbit Hole

March 1, 2010

The release of Tim Burton’s new blockbuster movie, Alice in Wonderland, is days away. The timing could not be more appropriate... read more at Foreign Affairs

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The arrest of Taliban No2 could mark a turning

February 17, 2010

The arrest of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Afghan Taliban military leader, could represent a turning point in... read more at La Presse (translated from French)

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Taliban commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar: a 'formidable foe'

February 16, 2010

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is believed to have been in day-to-day command of the Taliban's Afghan insurgency since its... read more at The Telegraph

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Gunfights Mark Third Day of Offensive in Southern Afghanistan

February 15, 2010

Firefights erupted in the southern Afghan town of Marjah on Monday, where Marines and Afghan forces are battling insurgents as part of... read more at PBS Newshour

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Iran's 30-Year War on Drugs

February 10, 2010

Over the past 30 years, the poisonous effects of Afghanistan's narcotics industry have steadily transformed Iran's law enforcement and border... read more at World Politics Review

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What will deal with Taliban mean for Afghan women?

February 7, 2010

In case anyone has forgotten the brutal and cheerless days of Afghanistan's Taliban state in the nine years since the reign of terror ended, there's a... read more at the Toronto Star

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Obama and Afghanistan: America’s Drug-Corrupted War

January 1, 2010

The presidential electoral campaign of Barack Obama in 2008, it was thought, “changed the political debate in a party and... read more at Global Research

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U.S. Tracks Pakistani Tribal Leader's Rise to Power

February 1, 2008

In testimony Wednesday on Capitol Hill, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said new terrorist attacks in the United States and... read more at NPR

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